LA Auto Show: Volvo's New Dash

by Alex L. Dykes

November 18th, 2011 11:48 AM

Volvo has been very quiet about new products since Ford sold the only Swedish car maker still afloat. With little fanfare Volvo has updated the S80 and XC70’s interior with a new dash and new infotainment system and this is the first time TTAC has seen them in person. The 7-inch color screen is the same as the system used in the new S60. Compared to iDrive and Audi’s MMI the system is just as slick-looking but the smallish screen size just lacks the wow factor the Germans get when passengers slip in the car. Along with the new screen Volvo has added pedestrian detection to the S80, XC70 and XC60 as well as a new adaptive cruise control system that will take your Volvo to a complete stop and hold you there until traffic resumes. Of course all this is secondary to the sexy new stitched pleather dash the S80 on the LA Auto Show floor was sporting. Sadly Volvo tells us they don’t anticipate putting these revised Volvos in the hands of the press for reviews, probably spending this precious cash to devise new and better nannies to save our bacon in the future.

#3WTP #Design #Interior #Volvo

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Volvo_nut on Nov 19, 2011

I just hope the dashboard lasts for 15 years and looks OK when I am in the market to replace my '93 940.

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Alwaysinthecar on Nov 22, 2011

What's with the buttons on the center console? They look like little Pac Man faces.....

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